El Salvador vs Mexico: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
El Salvador
12,336 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
11,088 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
87th
Mexico rank
90th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 12,336 tonnes per square kilometre against 11,088 tonnes per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 1,248 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.
El Salvador ranks 87th and Mexico ranks 90th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 488.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,102 tonnes per square kilometre | 613.4 tonnes per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 1970s | 1,200 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,697 tonnes per square kilometre | 497.64 tonnes per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 1980s | 2,195 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,951 tonnes per square kilometre | 756.23 tonnes per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 1990s | 3,682 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,599 tonnes per square kilometre | 917.18 tonnes per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2000s | 6,392 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,645 tonnes per square kilometre | 253.28 tonnes per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2010s | 9,472 tonnes per square kilometre | 9,068 tonnes per square kilometre | 403.68 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 11,747 tonnes per square kilometre | 10,737 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,010 tonnes per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Mexico?
- El Salvador, at 12,336 tonnes per square kilometre against 11,088 tonnes per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 1,248 tonnes per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 87th and Mexico ranks 90th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.